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Player Matching for Social Exergame Retention: A Group Personality Composition Approach

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Milica Stojmenovic,

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CHI PLAY '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3383668.3419879

Published: 03 November 2020 Publication History

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In this research, we propose Player Matching using Personal Characteristics (PMPC) approach as an attempt to create a more socially satisfying playing experience and address the retention problem. We start by exploring the effectiveness of pairing players based on personality types and simple game features such as competitive and cooperative group challenges. We present initial findings of a 60-day study showing that matching players based on similar personalities can increase the level of game enjoyment and retention compared to dissimilar ones. Insights into designing and researching other personal characteristics for improving player matching mechanisms and increasing retention are on the agenda for a larger study.

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Player Matching for Social Exergame Retention: A Group Personality Composition Approach
1. Applied computing
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Empirical studies in collaborative and social computing

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Chan GAlslaity AReen JAnukem SOrji R(2023)GardenQuest: Using Hexad Player Types to Design a Step-Based Multiplayer Persuasive Game for Motivating Physical ActivityPersuasive Technology10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_22(337-356)Online publication date: 14-Apr-2023
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30933-5_22
Oyebode OOrji R(2022)Player Matching in a Persuasive Mobile Exergame: Towards Performance-Driven Collaboration and AdaptivityPersuasive Technology10.1007/978-3-030-98438-0_13(164-173)Online publication date: 21-Mar-2022
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